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New Theories / Would you like to see serious discussion here on a breakthrough in science?
« on: 08/04/2020 19:47:38 »
The replies I have experienced on this forum have been:
* Gatekeeping - Controversial assumptions necessary for discussion are outright rejected.
* Timid - I am just presented with a superficial explanation of the current paradigm.
* Displaying a lack of familiarity with current science, and/or
* Antireligious - This inhibits serious discussion in regions of overlap with science.
One of my main goals has been to get feedback on how people react to my presentation of a highly controversial theory. This forum's generally low participation rate in discussion has thwarted this goal. I also find that repliers suffer from the tendency in our larger current intellectual culture to be satisfied with just playing Devil's Advocate, rather than being positively engaged in serious discussion. Thus I present this poll.
* Gatekeeping - Controversial assumptions necessary for discussion are outright rejected.
* Timid - I am just presented with a superficial explanation of the current paradigm.
* Displaying a lack of familiarity with current science, and/or
* Antireligious - This inhibits serious discussion in regions of overlap with science.
One of my main goals has been to get feedback on how people react to my presentation of a highly controversial theory. This forum's generally low participation rate in discussion has thwarted this goal. I also find that repliers suffer from the tendency in our larger current intellectual culture to be satisfied with just playing Devil's Advocate, rather than being positively engaged in serious discussion. Thus I present this poll.